Vice President JD Vance attacked Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner for New York City mayor, mocking Mamdani’s emotional remarks about an aunt who felt unsafe in her hijab after 9/11 and saying attention should be on the victims. Vance also criticized Mamdani’s meeting with Brooklyn imam Siraj Wahhaj. Mamdani, seeking...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto silenced Toronto with a complete-game masterpiece, retiring his final 20 batters to lift the Dodgers past the Blue Jays 5-1 in Game 2 at Rogers Centre and tie the World Series 1-1. The right-hander scattered four hits with eight strikeouts, no walks and 105 pitches, becoming the first...
On a stop in Kuala Lumpur, President Donald Trump presided over the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords between Thailand and Cambodia, capping a July border clash that killed dozens and displaced hundreds of thousands. The deal frees 18 detained Cambodian soldiers and brings in ASEAN observers. Flanked by regional leaders, Trump...
French media say two suspects have been arrested over the theft of crown jewels worth €88m from the Louvre. Le Parisien reports the men, from Seine-Saint-Denis, were detained Saturday evening, with one stopped at Charles de Gaulle Airport. Four thieves used a vehicle-mounted lift and power tools to enter the...
One week after a heist at the Louvre, France is reeling over the breach to its Crown Jewels even as the theft propels the Apollo Gallery’s treasures to global fame, drawing comparisons to the Mona Lisa’s 1911 disappearance. Thieves used a basket lift to enter, smashed cases, and fled on...
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro accused the U.S. of “fabricating a new eternal war” as the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford moved closer to the country, and he began legal steps to revoke opposition figure Leopoldo López’s nationality and passport. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said the appeal to the Supreme...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said mediators of the Gaza ceasefire shared intelligence that helped flag a possible attack weekend, after the State Department warned Hamas might target Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Rubio discussed an international stabilization force for Gaza, potentially backed by a U.N. mandate, with interest from Indonesia...
Russian strikes battered Kyiv overnight in a second deadly attack in 24 hours, killing at least three and injuring dozens, including six children, city officials said. Fires and shattered windows hit high‑rise buildings in Desnianskyi and Obolonskyi as alerts lasted about 90 minutes; the full extent of damage remained unclear....
A few thousand pilgrims packed St. Peter's Basilica as Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated a traditional Latin Mass with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, a moment that thrilled Catholics who felt sidelined by Pope Francis's 2021 restrictions. Families with children filled the standing-room-only aisles amid incense, hymn, and bowed...
A Spelling Bee forum invites solvers into a moderated comments thread for hints, conversation, helpful tips and creative content, with no spoilers. The page points to a reader-compiled glossary by Monicat, the Spelling Bee Buddy live grid and two-letter list, and the Getting to Genius guide, plus Tips and Tricks....
